Draft:439th Operations Support Squadron

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439th Operations Support Squadron
Emblem of the 439th Operations Support Squadron
Active1992—present
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Air Force Reserve
A view of Westover's flightline full of 439th OG C-5s

The 439th Support Squadron is an active United States Air Force Reserve unit. It the supports three 439th Operations Group Squadrons (337th Airlift Squadron, 439th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, and the 439th Contingency Response Squadron as well as Westover ARB Airfield Management, Air Traffic Control, and Base Operations. It is a unit of Fourth Air Force 439th Airlift Wing, 439th Operations Group stationed at Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts.[1][2]

Overview

Operations Support Squadron that supports the largest Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) unit-equipped wing. Managing the support functions for a C-5M Airlift Squadron, Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, and Contingency Response Squadron. Including Tactics, flying, Current Operations, Operational Plans, Flight Records, Aircrew Flight Equipment, Intelligence, and Airfield Operations (Base Operations, Tower, RAWS, Weather).

History

For additional lineage and history, see 439th Airlift Wing

Lineage[1]

  • Constituted as 439th Operations Support Squadron and activated in the Reserve, on 1 August 1992.
  • Redesignated as 439th Operations Support Flight in the Reserve, on 1 October 1992.
  • Redesignated as 439th Operations Support Squadron in the Reserve, on 1 October 1994.

Assignments

Stations

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  • USAF Lineage and Honors History, 439th Operations Support Squadron[3]
  1. ^ a b Ream, Margaret. "439 Operations Support Squadron Lineage and Honors History" (PDF). AFHRA. USAF. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Westover Air Reserve Base". Westover ARB. USAF. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  3. ^ https://www.dafhistory.af.mil/Portals/16/documents/Organizational-Records/SqFlt400to699/0439osslhe.pdf]

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